Join Kong's Bangalore team as a Software Engineer II to build and enhance the API Operations toolset.
Posted by employer 22 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 5 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago
What you'll build
- Design and develop the API Operations toolset
- Keep up with Kong’s API runtimes
- Shape the technical direction for API Operations
- Collaborate with product leadership
- Assist in the hiring process
Must have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years of experience in building high-performance software with Golang
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform
- Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools
- Experience building APIs
Practical constraints
- Hybrid work with three days a week in the office
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer II will focus on designing and developing the API Operations toolset for Kong, starting with the open-source CLI tool, deck. Proficiency in Golang and experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP are essential, along with a background in Infrastructure-as-Code tools and API development. This position is ideal for someone with over three years of experience who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and is eager to contribute to a growing team.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer 2 role remote?
- It's hybrid — Kong expects some on-site time in Bangalore, India.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer 2 role.
- Where is the role based?
- Kong is hiring for this position in Bangalore, India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: API, AWS, Azure, GCP, Golang, Terraform.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Kong targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer 2 role at Kong.
From the original posting
About the role:
Kong’s API Management suite includes the Kong Enterprise Gateway, the Konnect SaaS platform, and a variety of Managed Gateways in public clouds, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. This suite of products helps customers in different industries (like finance, banking, e-commerce, airlines, etc.) manage their API platforms and operations at scale. Our customers expect secure, reliable, high-scale, low-latency offerings from Kong, whether running on-premise or in the public cloud.
A critical need for all our customers is to manage API Operations via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. Kong provides an open-source CLI - deck - that is the centrepiece of API Operations. (Source code for deck is at GitHub - Kong/deck: decK: Configuration management and drift detection for Kong. )
Some of the other products that the API Operations toolset includes are:
Terraform-provider: Terraform provider for Kong Konnect - Kong’s SaaS product
SDK for Go: Go SDK for Kong Konnect
SDKs in other languages and tooling to generate SDKs from APIs
API specification and tooling for all products of Kong
Build a CLI-first experience for Kong Konnect
We are looking to expand our Bangalore-based API Operations team by hiring a Software Engineer II to join the team and build out the API Operations toolset. We expect you to work in a hybrid fashion with three days a week in the office.
What you'll do:
Design, develop and build the API Operations toolset for Kong, starting with deck.
Keep up with all of Kong’s API runtimes (HTTP gateway, AI gateway, Event gateway, etc.) and enable new features in the API Operations toolset.
Play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations.
Make CLI tools work for both humans and automation (inside GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
Ship API changes to multiple tools at the same time without manual toil
Make and consistently raise the bar for world-class APIs for a company that helps the world build and run APIs
Collaborate closely with product leadership to define and refine strategy, roadmap, and objectives for the API Operations toolset, ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and business goals.
Assist in the hiring process and help grow and mentor the team.
What you'll bring:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
3+ years of experience in building high-performance software with Golang.
Hands-on experience with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Experience building APIs, standardising APIs in large organisations, and creating API workflows.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams.
Desire to join a fast-paced pre-IPO startup and the ability to move with high velocity to get things done.
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